The following is a list of
required reading for years 4,5 and 6. Keep in mind that an oral
narration is required in the 4th and 5th years, while by the 6th a
written one is expected. Also, many of these books we choose to enjoy
as a family during our daily read-aloud times. After completing the
book each child then gives their narration while I dictate. Again, the
6th year child will begin to develop his writing skills and give
written narrations. Additional books are allowed only after these are
completed.
Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Gray
America's Paul Revere by Esther Forbes
Ben and Me by Robert Lawson
Black Beauty: the Autobiography of a Horse by Anna Sewell
Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff
Boy's Life of Edison by William Meadowcroft
Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry
Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
Buffalo Knife by William O. Steele
Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Brink
Calico Bush by Rachel Field
Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry
Call of the Wild by Jack London
Canterbury Tales retold by G. McCaughrean
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank Gilbreth
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew and others by Margaret Sidney
Gentle Ben by Walt Morey
George Washington's World and other histories by Genevieve Foster
Huguenot Garden: A Children's Story of Faith by Douglas Jones
Iliad for Boys and Girls by Alfred J. Church
In Freedom's Cause: A Story of Wallace and Bruce by G. A. Henty
In Grandma's Attic & others by Arleta Richardson
Little Lord Flauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Mr. Revere and I by Robert Lawson
My Indian Boyhood by Luther Standing Bear
Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (children's version)
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan
Tales from Shakespeare by Charles & Mary Lamb
Thee, Hannah by Marguerite de Angeli
Viking Tales by Jeannie Hall
Boy's King Arthur by Sidney Lanier
Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling
Little Men by Louisa May Alcott
Little Women and others by Louisa May Alcott
In addition to the above reading
list, the children read daily from newspapers, how-to manuals, etc. as
desired. Copywork is still assigned though in these years they are
allowed to choose their own from the readings.
Math:
After
Living Math and mastering the facts tables, the children are now ready
for more abstract thought and skill practice. We have used Saxon with
success and plan on continuting to do so. By the end of the 6th grade
the children are ready to begin Algebra 1/2. Each year will bring
them into a new Saxon book (at least that's the plan!).
Science:
I have
discovered a wonderful set of books that we are now using to bridge the
gap between Nature Study only to the formal math of the high school
years. Those books are the Exploring
Creation series by Jeannie Fulbright. Wonderful books, easy to
read aloud and the whole family enjoys these solidly-biblical science
books. A living book in the truest sense. The children can't put them
down. They can be purchased here: Apologia
Science These books lend themselves perfectly to keeping up the
Nature Journals begun in the earlier grades. In fact each chapter has
suggestions for the journals.
